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Absolutely! Merry Christmas to Mark and to all of his future BEX customers!Merry Christmas to Mark BEX and your family....
Following the build brightened my past year. Look forward to seeing big things happen in 2022!
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Following the build brightened my past year. Look forward to seeing big things happen in 2022!
Yup, it sure does. But seriously now, you are not going to make this trike rear steer are you? It sounds like an accident waiting to happen, it just has to find a place to happen. Rear steer has a tendency to be twitchy at higher speeds. Have you ever driven a fork lift? In a short wheelbase it gets twitchy at anything over 5mph (or 7kph) I sure hope you plan on higher speeds then 5mph!!! Leave the rear wheel in a fixed position, steer with the front wheels, you'll be much happier in the long run.
JohnJ
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I suppose you could solve the problem by driving backwards.
Rightttttt why not just make it front steer and save the headache........I suppose you could solve the problem by driving backwards.
To prove my point, drive any car backwards, and what does it feel like? Stability wise.
Not very stable is it. It's going to be really a handful at speed. Speed like anything over 10mph
Rear wheel steer is inherently twitchy.
My vote, no way in hell would I want a vehicle that doesn't feel solid at speed.
I would feel uncomfortable in something that I couldn't feel "solid" in.
Enough said....
Not very stable is it. It's going to be really a handful at speed. Speed like anything over 10mph
Rear wheel steer is inherently twitchy.
My vote, no way in hell would I want a vehicle that doesn't feel solid at speed.
I would feel uncomfortable in something that I couldn't feel "solid" in.
Enough said....
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all the reports I've hear indicate front wheel drive and steer
JohnJ
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Let's not worry about this. No way is Mark stupid enough the make a mistake like that. 
Cars driving in reverse of course have negative caster, and forklifts have zero caster, both that cause that unstable feeling.
Rear steering is ok with the correct and necessary stable positive caster, but isn't safe when a car gets out of control, which it will at a likely lower speed because of course the weight is being swung around on a larger centrifugal arc, and also no way to contain it if it's force becomes greater than the tire's grip.